The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life

NOTE EDITORE

The Oxford Handbook of Animals in Classical Thought and Life is the first comprehensive guide to animals in the ancient world, encompassing all aspects of the topic by featuring authoritative chapters on 33 topics by leading scholars in their fields. As well as an introduction to, and a survey of, each topic, it provides guidance on further reading for those who wish to study a particular area in greater depth. Both the realities and the more theoretical aspects of the treatment of animals in ancient times are covered in chapters which explore the domestication of animals, animal husbandry, animals as pets, Aesop's Fables, and animals in classical art and comedy, all of which closely examine the nature of human-animal interaction. More abstract and philosophical topics are also addressed, including animal communication, early ideas on the origin of species, and philosophical vegetarianism and the notion of animal rights.

SOMMARIO

1 - Aesop and Animal Fable2 - Animals in Classical Art3 - Good to Laugh With: Animals in Comedy4 - Animals in Epic5 - Animals in Tragedy6 - Domestication and Breeding of Livestock: Horses, Mules, Asses, Cattle, Sheep, Goats, and Swine7 - Animal Husbandry and Farming8 - Value Economics: Animals, Wealth, and the Market9 - Fauna of the Ancient Mediterranean10 - Insects11 - Ancient Fishing and Fish Farming12 - Hunting13 - Animal Communication14 - Origins of Life, and Origins of Species15 - Civilization, Gastonomy, and Meat-eating16 - Pets17 - Animals in Warfare18 - Animal Magic19 - Animals and Divination20 - Animal Sacrifice in Antiquity21 - Animals in Late Antiquity and Early Christianity22 - Part-animal Gods23 - Metamorphosis: Human in Animals24 - Wondrous Animals in Classical Antiquity25 - Animals in Egypt26 - Spectacles of Animal Abuse27 - Horse Racing and Chariot Racing28 - Animals and Triumphs29 - Being the One and Becoming the Other: Animals in Ancient Philosophical Schools30 - Philosophical Vegetarianism and Animal Entitlements31 - Zoological Knowledge in Ancient Greece and Rome32 - Ancient Fossil Discoveries and Interpretations33 - Veterinary Medicine

AUTORE

Gordon Lindsay Campbell is Lecturer in Ancient Classics at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780199589425
• Collana: Oxford Handbooks
• Dimensioni: 253 x 43.4 x 185 mm Ø 1223 gr
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Illustration Notes: 35 illustrations
• Pagine Arabe: 656